JUNE 29-JULY 5, 2020
SBC – Sibling Book Club for JULY – Choice by Kelly Baker Petersen E-mail from Kelly June 28, 2020 Hello Book Club! First off, I want to say thank you for including me in this rich and thoughtful book club. I have developed a love of reading since joining a few years ago and have loved always having a great selection of recommended books to choose from!
The second book I've chosen is one I've been reading recently. Cry of the Kalahari by Mark and Delia Owens I chose this book initially because it's written (in part) by the same author of Where the Crawdad's Sing, another book which I ate up and definitely recommend. I have enjoyed reading about their personal and thrilling encounters with animals and how they've managed to live in the insane weather conditions of the Kalahari desert. Here's a short burb about it: "Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a third hand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unexplored area with no roads, no people, and no source of water for thousands of square miles. In this vast wilderness the Owenses began their zoology research, working along animals that had never before been exposed to humans." Also available on audible and is 14.5 hours Happy reading Love, Kelly *** *** *** Steve's reply: Hi Kelly, Thank you for selecting your books! I’m very interested to read more about the race issue. That is a very timely selection.
Harold
B. Lee on future of the United Stat:
"Men
may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their
bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation,
founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail.
This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of
Eden. This is the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the place that the Lord
said is favored above all other nations in all the world. This is the place
where the Savior will come to His temple. This is the favored land in all the
world. Yes, I repeat, men may fail, but this nation won’t fail. I have faith in
America; you and I must have faith in America, if we understand the teachings
of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are living in a day when we must pay heed to
these challenges.
I
plead with you not to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest
country in all the world. This is the favored land. This is the land of our
forefathers. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises
it may yet have to pass through.
(Ye
Are the Light of the World pp. 350–51)
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1 comment:
Thank you for sharing. As the Spirit tells us, all faiths that inspire us to be better lead to the same good center. Thanks for sharing yours.
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